Clinical Handbook of Feline Behavior Medicine

Clinical Handbook Of Feline Behavior Medicine Pdf Download

By Elizabeth Stelow

Clinical Handbook of Feline Behavior Medicine provides a complete, easy-to-use reference to practical information on identifying, diagnosing, and treating behavior problems in cats. Designed to offer streamlined access to concrete guidance for managing feline behavior, the book offers diagnostic plans organized by clinical sign. Normal behavior is thoroughly described, to provide a better understanding of the abnormal, with the heart of the book devoted to advice for identifying, diagnosing, and treating specific behavior problems.

The book describes the diagnostic process and covers treatment options for each problem. A companion website offers client education handouts to enhance compliance and video clips depicting presenting complaints.

With its specific topical focus of behavior in felines, Clinical Handbook of Feline Behavior Medicine is a targeted and highly useful resource for any veterinarian seeing feline patients, assisting through all stages of treatment with easily accessible and understandable information.

Recommended Book:

Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat 4th Edition

Features

Features:

Normal feline social behavior, covering body language and other social communication, feline social structure, interactions with humans and other species, and social/behavioral development in the kitten
Preventing behavior problems, covering feeding, litter box availability and care, scratching options, toys, and grooming
Elimination problems, including the differentiation between urine marking and toileting, deducing the underlying causes, and elements of effects treatment plans
Senior cats, covering feline cognitive decline, increased vocalization, sleep-wake cycle disturbances, disorientation, litterbox problems, and repetitive behaviors

Table of Contents

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction to Feline Veterinary Behavior

2. Normal Feline Social Behavior

3. Preventing Behavior Problems in Domestic Cats

4. Play Behavior in Cats

5. Feeding Behavior of Cats

6. Eliminative Behaviors

7. Pain and Sickness Behaviors

8. Fear, Anxiety, Stress Behaviors in Cats

9. Compulsive and Displacement Behaviors

10. Aggression Toward Humans